17:40 Cork

Wednesday 18 May 2022

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Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 2.04s

(4)

Midnight Toker²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| BF

2/1

Twice-raced colt. Third of 7 in maiden (10/11) at Navan (5.8f, good) 25 days ago. Sets a good standard and leading claims.

Form: 33

(11)

Sarcastic³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Fifth of 8 in maiden (4/1) at Dundalk (5f) on debut 36 days ago. Stable in good form. Open to progress.

Form: 5

(13)

Studio City

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

15/8

Foaled April 22. £90,000 2-y-o, Cotai Glory colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 8.5f), out of useful 2-y-o 5.7f/6.5f winner Violette. Yard had a couple of Breeze-Up buys show up well at the weekend and he has to be respected.

Form:

(8)

Disco Bear

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam

14/1

Foaled January 19. Starspangledbanner filly. Dam 5f/6f winner.

Form:

(10)

Open Market

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

10/1

Foaled May 9. Starspangledbanner filly. Sister to smart 5f-1m winner Great Wide Open and half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Sky High Kid. Dam 6f winner who stayed 1m.

Form:

(9)

Lazer Port

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery

28/1

Foaled May 13. €5,000 yearling, Portage colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Mother of Dragons and 5f winner Maggie Thunder. Dam 6f winner.

Form:

(5)

Profitable Edge²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: John O'Donoghue

40/1

Fifth of 6 in minor event (22/1) at Tipperary (5f, soft) on debut 27 days ago, not knocked about. Probably more one for the longer-term.

Form: 5

(12)

Badb¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

10/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 14 in maiden (11/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) on debut 16 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 9

(6)

Bonny Power

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: E Lynam

33/1

Foaled March 15. €34,000 yearling, Twilight Son filly. Half-sister to 5f/5.7f winner Amasova.

Form:

(14)

Distillate¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: A McGuinness

16/1

Promising sort. 16/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at this C&D (good) on debut 12 days ago, not knocked about. Should progress.

Form: 5

(3)

Emperor Jade¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: F J Flood

300/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 13 in maiden (250/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago.

Form: 79

(15)

Lough Swilly Lass

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

200/1

Foaled March 28. 4,000 gns foal, €3,500 yearling, Adaay filly. Dam 1¾m winner.

Form:

(2)

Wakai Umi

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Ciaran Murphy

20/1

Foaled February 3. Kuroshio filly. Dam, maiden (stayed 1m), half-sister to very smart winner up to 9f Consort, third in St James's Palace Stakes.

Form:

Non-Runners

(1)

Mether

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: A McGuinness J: Ronan Whelan

(7)

Giselles Romance

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Studio City (15/8), Midnight Toker (2/1), Sarcastic (8/1), Open Market (10/1), Badb (10/1), Disco Bear (14/1), Distillate (16/1), Wakai Umi (20/1), Lazer Port (28/1), Bonny Power (33/1), Giselles Romance (33/1), Mether (33/1), Profitable Edge (40/1), Lough Swilly Lass (200/1), Emperor Jade (300/1)

STUDIO CITY makes plenty of appeal on paper and could be the latest Breeze-Up purchase from the Michael O'Callaghan operation to make hay on debut. Midnight Toker sets the standard, while Distillate shaped well first time up here and should improve.